Exam 3 (Final) Flashcards
Language artfully arranged to express concentrated, imaginative awareness
Poetry
Same structure, same meaning (Psalm 1:1)
Synonymous parallelism
Opposite structure, opposite meaning (Psalm 1:6)
Antithetic parallelism
Different structure, same meaning (Psalm 102:18)
Synthetic parallelism
A poem on God’s glorious character and wondrous deeds
Hymn of praise
A poetical prayer for God’s help in time of distress
Song of lament
A grateful response for a specific act of deliverance, such as healing from a disease or rescue from an enemy
Song of thanksgiving
These songs celebrated some life event in the life of Israel’s king
Royal psalm
These songs are marked by pervasive (blank) themes and (blank) vocabulary, sometimes resemble sayings from Proverbs
Wisdom psalm
Praises the instruction given by God in the (blank) of Moses
Torah psalm
The art of steering through life
Wisdom
Survival skills, technical skills, administrative/judicial skills, social and relational skills
“Main floor” of wisdom
The divinely created order– wisdom is God-given
“Basement” of wisdom
We will die
Mortality
We will be judged by God
Morality
The branch of theology defending the truth and power of Christianity
Apologetics
Attack #1: Miracles can’t happen
God exists, therefore, miracles are possible
Attack #2: The Bible is riddled with errors
Read the Bible in light of the purpose of each composition
Attack #3: The God of the OT is mean and nasty
There are many Psalms praising God for his forgiveness, goodness and love
Who were the main empires involved in the Syro-Ephraimite War?
Syria, Israel, Judah, Assyria
Sennacherib’s invasion
Tyrannical Assyria dominates the ancient near east from 740s to 620s BC
King Ahaz’s response to God
Fear
King Hezekiah’s response to God
Faith
Someone who speaks or otherwise demonstrates the will of God by the special empowerment by the Holy Spirit
Prophet
Roles of a prophet (FFCC)
- Forthtelling
- Foretelling
- Covenant prosecutors
- Conscience of the king
God’s speech, spoken by a prophet, usually in poetry or exalted prose, and marked by messenger formula such as, “This is what the Lord says”
Prophetic Oracle
The prophet describes what he sees by supernatural sight; its meaning is then explained to him
Vision report
The prophet preaches God’s message to the people in prose
Prophetic sermon
A prose account of the prophet’s history or biography
Prophetic narrative
Major themes in Jeremiah’s preaching
- Scathing critique of the David dynasty
- Denunciation of the Temple
- Jerusalem shall be destroyed
- The covenant is broken
Old Covenant (TPPPP)
- Temporary
- Provisional
- Prophetic
- Particular
- Preparatory
New Covenant (EFFUC)
- Enduring
- Final
- Fulfilled
- Universal
- Completed
Major themes in Ezekiel
- Yahweh has departed from the Temple
- Parable of the foundling child
- Valley of Dry Bones
- Vision of Israel’s 12-tribe restoration and integrity
Yahweh has departed from the temple
Abandoning it to destruction
Parable of the foundling child
Betrayal of God’s love
Valley of Dry Bones
Only God can make Israel live
The Book of the Minor Prophets is called…
The Book of the Twelve
Northern Kingdom Prophets
Hosea, Amos, Jonah
Southern Kingdom Prophets
Remaining nine prophets
Amos declares judgement on various nations because of…
Social injustice and apostasy
Which kingdom falls first?
Northern Kingdom in 722 BC, because their kings sponsored oppression and murderous violence, they were more sinful
What was the purpose of the exiles?
Retribution and repentance
Rebuilding Jerusalem (4 R’s)
- Restoration of people to the land
- Restoration of the temple
- Restoration of the Law
- Restoration of the wall
Winged lion
Babylon
Huge bear
Persia
Four-headed, four-winged leopard
Greece
Nameless iron-toothed beast
Rome
Daniel 7
Four successive world empires
Zechariah 9
The return of the king
Isaiah 53
The suffering servant of the Lord
Name the covenants of the OT
- Adamic Covenant
- Noahic Covenant
- Abrahamic Covenant
- Mosaic Covenant
- Davidic Covenant
- The New Covenant
What is the singular purpose of covenant history?
Redemption
Every covenant is grounded upon…
God’s sovereign grace
